New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-26
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

! BosToN Jan 25-The annual meeting Of the stock
holders the Fitchburg Railroad Company to-day voted
all Of the previous votes Of the stockholders OF
road authorizing the issue OF stock and to ratfy
and confirm the purchase OF the capital stock Of the Ash
burnharn Railroad Company. The agreement for the
consolidation OF the titchburg with the Troy aud Green
field road and the Ioosdc Tunnel was confirmed ami ra
fled. and the old Board OF Directors was reelected
ST LOUIS Jan. 25.-The GloLe Democrat this morning
says "For some time past there has been ominous nut
torngs In the Eastbound Freight Committee which have
threatened storm liable to sweep It out OF existence
the elimination OF the trouble Is close at hand The
settlement OF old balances Is the alleged OF all the
difficulties which have existed. II is claimed that for
years past Reynolds Brothers. OF Toledo have had
advantageous deal with the Wabash whereby they
which debarred small dealers and elevators
from competing with them and II Is further alleged that
tho Wabsh received StOJO FOR shipments made through
this firm alone. which was thereby kept out OF the pool
and clear profit tho Wabash The other lines ut
the proper time sprung tho matter NJ meeting OF inc
fastbonnd Freight Committee resulting In tho Wabash
fatty refusing permit the business To he included rs
through traffic"
LOUISVILLE Jan 25 (Spceqn. Theodore ". Thompson.
OF Illinois, to-day filed suit In the United States District
Court recover s5l 100 from Allen County an old
railioad debt. Just after the Allen County sub
scr!bcd the capital stock OF the Cumberland and Ohio
Railroad The road never built and the county re-
fused 10 the subscription pleading poverty III eA
tcnuation OF reputation.
kEwBtRC, Jan 2J-In August last Mrs. s. Hunt Bo-
dine. Mddletown, injured by being thrown from
Broadway Surface In New York owing, alleged to
drivers She brought suit for damages,
and the company has Just effected sct cmcnt by pay
ment Of - 900.
CHICAGO. Jan. ga Times dispatch from indianapolis,
Ind says: "Thc indianapolis casbound pool will he dis
solved under the provisions OF tho Interstate Commerce
bill. Commissioner Dohcrty resigned position that will
In few days be abolished. lie has been appointed com
mcrcal agent OF the Wabash and st. Louis II is said
here that complications have arisen during the last few
days which make II certain that tho Central Trao Asso
citation will be dissolved In few days. Tho local pool
from Peoria has already received Its death blow, ana IL
now "A thing OF the past"
The Chicago Looal Freight Committee today passed
resolution pledgng future maintenance OF the printed
tafiH Officials present at the meeting express no falth
that the pledge Will be kept
PrTIsBURG JAM 20 tSptciab-By several orders made
In the United Circuit Court the legal conroyersybe-
tween thu bondhodcso OF the Allegheny Valley Railroad
and the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company Is thrown back
pom Its merits for trial free from bills demurrers and
pleas and counterpeas. The IL In shape that
master be appointed To ako testimony which VIII
likely be the next move OF the Court
LocKroRr, Jan. 25.The Northern Central Railroad Is
ont with accusation against the freight agent OF the
NowYork Central ut Tonawanda and the lumber dealers
OF the place to the that the former with cog
nizancc OF the latter is billing out cars at underweght
Recently the Buffalo agent of the Northern Central sent
letter to f. W. Day. the New York Central freight agent
at Ionawanda, accusing him OF undertaking. lnls Wa
sell along the tho Northern Central while bnuao
firms almost forced OF the market Inc ch"Iso
VIII be investigated A committee Will pfODaDy 10 ny
pointed ~ look into Mr.. Days books ana methods